ABDC Creator Howard Schwartz on ABDC rumors and plans; how Hip Hop International beats the competition

We caught up with Howard Schwartz - creator of Hip Hop International and co-creator of America's Best Dance Crew -- during the New York auditions for ABDC 4. In this exclusive interview, Howard talks about how Hip Hop International 2009 is one of the largest international dance events, with representation from about 35 countries, with the newest additions being France, Turkey, Poland, and Korea. He also addresses how the event varies from other public dance events and ABDC: crews are limited to 5-8 members (unlike other events with 20+ members onstage),there are events featuring youth and teen dance groups; and international judges are trained on a Olympics-type rating scale to greatly reduce judge bias and variation (a charge I've heard leveled at several 2009 dance events!) Click here to purchase tickets to Hip Hop International 2009.

In the second half of the interview, Howard covers some of the rumors about ABDC including whether there will be an all-star version anytime soon, how many more seasons are planned, if ABDC is in danger of cancellation, some ideas for future seasons. He also describes what it's going to take for a crew to be picked for Season 4.